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Create a MySQL database and user

Add a database and connect your app to it using the dashboard Databases tool.

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Most apps (WordPress, Laravel, custom PHP) need a MySQL database:

Create a MySQL database from the Databases tab
Dashboard β†’ Hosting β†’ your website β†’ Databases β†’ Create database
  1. Open Dashboard β†’ Hosting β†’ your website β†’ Databases.
  2. Click Create database. A database and matching user are created together, with a password you set.
  3. Note the four values your app needs: database name, username, password, and host (use localhost).

Put these into your app's config β€” for WordPress that's wp-config.php, for Laravel your .env. The database name and username are prefixed with your account name (e.g. youruser_appdb) β€” always use the full prefixed name.

Tip: if you use the one-click WordPress installer, the database is created and wired up for you automatically.

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